Re: Resequence Hard Drive Connections

Mike,
Yes, it worked OK with only the WD attached, so I 'slaved' the SG, and both
run OK, although as I said MS Word won't close normally - spontaneously
reboots the system.

I'll format the SG tomorrow (Wednesday) per your instructions. Am I safe in
assuming that after going to "My Computer - right click and select
'Manage'.. when the window opens, go to Storage - Disk Management. . ." I
simply right-click the SG and select Format (or select the SG, click
Actions-Format)? Just want to be sure, since I don't see FORMAT as a
visible primary selection.

I looked at the trial download page at acronis.com - is Snap Deploy the one
I'm after?

Toyman
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"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uDUP6EGIGHA.596@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: Toyman
:
: Have you run it with the WD drive only attached?.. does it work ok?.. if
: everything is there and kind of working, put the SG back as slave and
format
: it using the XP native tools..
:
: My Computer - right click and select 'Manage'.. when the window opens, go
to
: Storage - Disk Management..
:
: Format the Seagate.. when done, close out of the window..
:
: Now you need to go to www.acronis.com and download Acronis TrueImage.. use
: this program to clone the OS onto the second drive..
:
: Follow the instructions implicitly.. at the end of the process, you should
: have an SG that will boot to Windows.. obviously, you have to remove the
WD,
: jumper the SG as master, and reboot..
:
: OK.. does the SG work ok?.. do all of the programs work as well as they
did
: on the WD?..
:
: If the answer is YES..
:
: You can now jumper the WD as slave, install it back into the case and
format
: it as you did the SG..
:
: The part where you do have a problem.. you need XP installation media on
CD
: to be able to fix the problems with the OS, and installation media for any
: other program on the computer that has a problem..
:
: --
: Mike Hall
: MVP - Windows Shell/User
:
:
: "The Toyman" <o1nyx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: news:KFaBf.752216$xm3.532757@xxxxxxxxxxxx
: > OK guys.
: > I've got the drives resequenced and running, with the WD as master, SG
as
: > slave (both on IDE1), and the optical drive alone on IDE2. Programs run
: > although with an occasional hiccup - e.g. the system spontaneously
: > rebooted
: > when I closed a MS Word file - every time. As I look closer, I'm
finding
: > identical program files on both the WD & the SG drive - like MS Word.
: > Seems
: > as if when the SG was originally installed, a lot of program files were
: > copied to it during the install. Things just don't feel 'stable'. I
: > suspect there's a major catastrophe (O/S reinstall) in my future.
: >
: > Unless you disagree, I think my next step should be to remove as many
: > unnecessary files and replaceable programs as possible from the older
WD,
: > so
: > there's room to install SP 2, then format and partition the SG so it's
: > ready
: > to be cloned from the WD. After the SG is cloned, I'll resequence it to
: > be
: > the boot master , then if all is well, wipe the WD slave for other use.
: >
: > If you know, tell me a bit about installing XP, SP 2. Will it prompt
for
: > the XP O/S disk, to verify authenticity? And have you heard of any
: > problems
: > with installation crashing the system, necessitating an O/S reinstall?
Or
: > should I look elsewhere?
: >
: > Thanks for the help to-date.
: >
: > Toyman
: > ______________________________
: >
: > "The Toyman" <o1nyx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: > news:oVUAf.725703$_o.33361@xxxxxxxxxxxx
: > :I need to resequence an existing hard drive setup for a friend. He
added
: > a
: > : 160GB Seagate (SG) to supplement a 13GB Western Digital Caviar (WD).
The
: > : Seagate is jumpered as a master - shows up in the BIOS as Primary
master
: > : (plugged into IDE1 connector). The Western Dig. is jumpered as a
single
: > : drive (only drive in the box), and shows up in the BIOS as a Secondary
: > : master. I think it's showing as Secondary master because it was
plugged
: > : into IDE2 connector on a separate cable. I'll change that to have
both
: > on
: > : the same cable going to IDE1. Boot files were copied from the WD to
the
: > SG,
: > : and the system boots from the SG.
: > :
: > : All programs are on the WD, but the Registry thinks they're still on
the
: > : boot drive (the SG) At least programs won't run from the Start
button -
: > : will run OK from the executable file. To try to hopefully 'fix'
things,
: > I
: > : hope to:
: > :
: > : 1. unplug the SG (pull the power & data cable) so the PC sees the
WD
: > as
: > : the boot drive
: > : 2. boot the PC
: > : 3. install XP, SP 2 (so the machine will see all avail. space on
the
: > : SG). Have it on CD from MS. SP 1 has not been installed.
: > : 4. plug in the SG and jumper it as slave, and jumper the WD as
: > master
: > : 5. boot the PC
: > : 6. run Partition Magic (PM) and use the 'copy' function to copy
: > : (mirror?) all files from the WD to the SG.
: > : 7. Rejumper the SG as master, and the WD as slave
: > : 8. Cross my fingers, boot the beast, and hope it works.
: > :
: > : Here's a major problem: The XP Pro O/S disk is lost, so if I need to
: > re-do
: > : the O/S, I'm up the proverbial 'crick' without the proverbial paddle.
: > :
: > : Here's some questions:
: > :
: > : 1. I've heard from others who have tried to install SP 2, that it
: > : could: 1) lock/freeze the O/S, necessitating an O/S reinstall; 2) the
: > O/S
: > : disk must be inserted to verify it's a legitimate copy before SP 2
will
: > : install. Having no O/S disk will put me up that 'crick'. Any
thoughts
: > : here?
: > :
: > : 2. After I do #'s 1 & 2 above (unplug the SG & boot the PC), is
: > there
: > : anything I need to do in the BIOS or Windows - e.g. remove the SG from
: > the
: > : BIOS, or will that happen automatically? And how about Windows?
: > :
: > : 3. I assume plugging in the SG (#4 & 5 above) will simply be a
case
: > of
: > : 'follow the instructions', which I have.
: > :
: > : 4. Also, when reinstalling the SG, should I format & partition it,
: > or
: > : leave it alone, since it's formatted, partitioned and in use now?
: > :
: > : 5. I've tried running PM from the boot floppy & CD, but keep
getting
: > an
: > : error message about 'the hard disks are recognized, and the
appropriate
: > : software is installed, but hasn't been activated' (not the exact
words,
: > but
: > : close). Then it goes back to a DOS prompt. Since the WD wasn't on
the
: > same
: > : cable as the SG, nor jumpered as a slave, I'm hoping that
: > : recabling/rejumpering it will 'fix' this problem. If not, then I
guess
: > I'll
: > : be back for more help. Comments here would be appreciated.
: > :
: > : Here's another thought re PM: I've never used PM for this purpose
: > before
: > : (have Norton Ghost, but have never used it and know nothing about it).
: > I'm
: > : assuming that the drive with all of the programs (the WD) needs to be
: > the
: > : boot drive (maybe not?). I wonder if it's possible to copy all files
: > from
: > : the WD to the SG, with the SG as the boot drive & the WD as the slave.
: > Then
: > : I could simply try to install SP 2 onto the SG, and if successful, use
: > PM
: > to
: > : copy all files from the WD to the SG. That's if I can get past the
: > boot,
: > : error message.
: > :
: > : This entire operation should be pretty straight-forward, but since I
: > don't
: > : have experience, don't know how to respond to the PM error messages,
and
: > : especially since I don't have an XP Pro O/S disk, I'm reluctant to
'damn
: > the
: > : torpedoes, full speed ahead'.
: > :
: > : Comments, observations & opinions are welcome, particularly if you
have
: > : experience with some or all of this.
: > :
: > : I've been to the 'windowsxp.newusers' group - it was suggested I come
: > here.
: > :
: > : Toyman
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
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